Students
Celebrating Student Achievements 2019–2020
This past year, our talented doctoral and professional master’s students at the Center for Geospatial Analytics have published articles, presented at conferences, mentored school groups, won awards and served their communities. Learn more about what they have been up to.
Service Learning Projects Drive Spatial Solutions for Public Health, Safety and More
During the Spring 2020 semester, our 21 graduating professional master’s students applied their knowledge and skills in community partnerships that aimed to help Raleigh residents anticipate flooding on the Greenway, support fire departments planning to build new fire stations and much, much more!
Congrats to Our May 2020 Graduates!
This semester, we celebrate the NC State graduation of fifty members of the Center for Geospatial Analytics community. Congratulations to all of our doctoral, professional master’s and graduate certificate students on their perseverance and success!
GGSO Celebrates Earth Week with Virtual Sustainability Challenge
Congratulations to Daniela Agostini, Caroline Wood and Anja Collette, winners of the 2020 Earth Week Challenge hosted by the Geospatial Graduate Student Organization! Fifteen participants logged a total of 272 sustainability actions that saved waste, carbon and water.
Nikki Inglis Is NC State’s 2020 Esri Development Center Student of the Year
The Center for Geospatial Analytics joined a select group of university units worldwide when it was named an Esri Development Center in 2017. Congratulations to our 2020 EDC Student of the Year: doctoral student Nikki Inglis!
Student Presentation Tips from a 3MT Champ
Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Nick Kruskamp has won multiple awards for his research presentations. We asked him about his tips for putting together a top-notch talk.
SECASC Researcher Spotlight – Kate Jones
Each year, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center funds a multi-disciplinary cohort of Global Change Fellows. Catch up with 2019-2020 fellow and Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Kate Jones to learn more about her research into fire management in the Southern Appalachian mountains.
SECASC Researcher Spotlight – Katie McQuillan
Every year, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center funds a multi-disciplinary cohort of Global Change Fellows. Catch up with 2019-2020 fellow and Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Katie McQuillan to learn more about her research into forest water dynamics.
Visual Analysis of Ship Data Using Omnisci Immerse
Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Umesh Gupta was invited to speak at Converge 2019, the inaugural conference organized by the company Omnisci, about his award-winning work mapping big data from ships.
Making Mapping and Modeling More Accessible
Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Nick Kruskamp won an Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the American Geophysical Union 2019 Fall Meeting. Learn more about his conference experience and how his host mapping research seeks to make data sharing more open.